Quill and housing for moisture-extractors for drying clothes.



I. F. WHEY.- QUILL AND HOUSING FOR MOISTURE EXTRACTORS F OR DRYING CLOTHES. APPLICATION FILED J LY 21. 1916.

1,252,214,, Patented Jan. 1,1918.

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.WlTNESSES I'. F. WILLEY. 2 QUlLl'. AND HOUSING FOR MOISTURE E'XTRACTORS FOR DRYING CLOTHES.

APPLICATION man JULY 27,19l6.

1,252,21%. Patente Jan. 1,1918

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WITNESSES I. F. WlLLEY. Q'UiLL AND HOUSING FOR MOISTURE EXTRACTORS FOR DRYING CLOTHES. APPLICATION FILED !ULY 27,1915.

1,252,214, Patented; Jan. 1,1918.

3 SHBETSSHEET 3- WITNESSES INVENTOR ISAAC F, WILLEY, or PHILADELPHIA,- PENNSYLVANIA.

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.;Be it known thatxL-lsAao F. "VVILLEY, a citizen oftheUnit'ed' States, residing'in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Quill and Housing for Moisture-Extractors for Drying Clothes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a novel construetion of quill andhousing for motor driven extractors or clothes-drying devices, of the class in which the basket-is located at the upper portion of the machine and driven or rotated from underneath, preferably by means of anelectric motor the armature of which acts as aspindle for the basket and the motor case of which is hung at the top and as heretofore constructed free to vibrate to a greater extent than desirable.

As heretofore constructed machines of this character havepossessed certain disadvantages which it is the object of my invention, generally stated, to overcome by'asimplification of parts and-the elimination of certain v. of them which have been" found unnecessary.

The invention 'comprehends a new and useful construction of the elements which support and maintain the revoluble spindle of the extractor and effect its maintenance within a quill which is itself supported by and within a casing in the base of'the extractor, to the end that the vibration of the motor and basket may be reduced to a minimum and the-supporting elements may be i so formed and assembled as to be easily disconnected and taken apart to admit of replacement or repairs.

- In ca'rr-yingout my objects, the quill or flexible bearing in which the spindle runs, which is made preferably of copper or bronze, is of such length andw'eight as effectively to withstand the strain to which it is subjected,

and as in the old-practice, isprovided with two case hardened convex and oppositely disposed'buttons for the'jspindle torun on. It -is--moreover convex-ended and mounted within a concave casing,being retained by a gland which compresses a gasket on an ex ternal flange which'it'is formed with andwhich :fits within'the casing, which latter is a secured to the base of the machine.

I My invention further consists ofya novel constructionof quill or flexible bearing, the various elements of which can be readily assembled and, dismantled without necessitating the-employment of skilled labor, and

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invention is not therefore limited to the pre cise arrangement and organization: of the instrumentalltles which are typified 1n the constructions shown in the accompanying drawings and hereinafter described- Figure 1 represents a perspective view of anovel moisture extractor adapted for drying clothes, embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 represents a vertical section through the center of Fig. 1, the motor parts being shown in elevation.

Fig. 8 represents a plan view of the base or lower portion of the extractor;

Fig. 4 represents on an enlarged scale, a vertical section on the line H of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 represents a sectional detail of a modification for a pulley drive for the quill.

Fig. 6 represents a sectional elevation of another embodiment of my invention.

Similar numeralsof reference indicatecorresponding parts in the figures. Referring to the drawings 1 designates my novel construction of moisture extractor or clothes-drying device as an entirety, which comprises a base por tion 2, adapted to support a housing 3, which incloses or contains'a revoluble basket 4, which may be made of copper or other wire, preferably heavily tinned, and if desired protected by heavy steel bands, as will be understood from Fig. 2. The basket is provided with a cover or lid 24:, to retain the contained clothes when the at ahigh speed.

The basket and its adjuncts may be conbasket is rotated str-ucted in any usual manner and as the as- Patented Jan. 11,1918.

Application filed July 27, 1916. Serial No. 111,569.

ferred construction of them is the follow- 5 designates an electric motor of any preferred type having its case hung at the top. so thatit 'is'fr'ee tovibrate, the motor being provided witlra spindle 6, which carries an 7 armature of theusual construction; The

basket 4 being secured to the gupper portionof the spindle, the spindle and basket rotate supported and collocated the base 8 of saidjournal bearing 7. The base portion 8 'of said'quill 7 is extendedradially inward as a pro ect1n'g.ledge or shoulder 11 upon which rests the under side of a flanged button 12,-.

the; upper ortop portion of which is convexed, as/indicated at 13, and the-lower :or body portion 14 of which is seated man opening {PP inuthe bottom of-the quill 7, so as to fit snugly therein: The lower portion-of the spindle has secured thereto in any suitable manner aspindle button'15, the convex bot:

tom portion of which centers, and rests upon the convex top portion 13of the lower button 12, with theresult-that the friction between the two'conve'x buttons is reduced to-ha.

minimuniy I V I I v -T he quill-'7 is furthermore provided'with an outwardly extending lateral "flanges 17,.

which serves as a basal support for a rubber gasket, cushion or spring 18, contained within the upwardly extendingwalls 10% ofwthe box or casing 10, and held 'in-position with respect :to the flange 17. andthe. upper: Walls 10*" of said box 10 by means of a glandor nut-19,; with the result ;not;.only that the gasket and quill are properly retained Within the casing 10 but :also that attheesame time there isprovided means for easing ;the vibration caused by the rotation of;the spindle 6 and its adjuncts when the spindleris rotatedat:high-speed.. i

To providefor easy assemblage and dismantling of thecasing, quiill and adjuncts, I provide thecasingswith a radially outwardly extending basal flange 20,: which is adapted? to be bolted or otherwise gsecuredto angiir wardly projectingfiange 21 of the base 2 of the extractorby means, of bolts or other. fastenin jdevices 22 E'Whichin the construction ofFigs; 1 and 2, I have shown :as being in.- screw-threaded r engagement with thebase. 2, so that the base and cas1ng11O are firmly clamped together, Whileq-in the construction shown in;F ig..;4 I have shown them ireversed.

and threaded intothe 'flange2lii, M

Thelower portion of thespindle 6 is pros, vided; with longitudinally extending,- external oil 101! grease grooves 23,. which receive and distribute around the. I spindle a lubri-i cantintroduced;throughthe inlet; tube 23*.;

When an electric motor, as shown in Figs, 1 and 2, is employed, I provide a rheostat or controller 25*ofat1y'usual and conventional type, whereby any necessity for a mechanical brake is" dispensed with, since the controller 70 in practice has three points,one to start, one to stop "and one to throw off the current.

If, thepextractor is driven by a belt, as contra-distinguished from a motor, the modified construction seen in FigH5-may1bej e1nployed,and the uppergportionofthe quill 7 be provided withscreW-threads 27 for pul ley attachment; I

The coupling of the motorspindle 6.-to the motor-iand-thence to. =the loasket a can'be ef-i fected' in :many, ways, and 1 therefore deem: it unnecessary to do more-than describe'such a convenient meansof coupling asais shown, for instance,-in the drawings,in-'Whiclra lower external internally-hollow and; threaded boss 28 ofuthe motor housingfi, is extend; ed asa hub 29,;fianged at 30, into which' is introduced the threaded upper-portion 31 of theiquill 7,,and' locked bythescrew The-operation of a my extractor, will, be ap parentito those skilled in the'arta- The rota,

. tion of; the armature of themotor i5 ;and its spindle 6 effects the rotation of the, basket 4,; and; through the intervention I of my novel construction of quilLandHcasing, Wit-1143116, contained'buttons, friction will bereduced V tor a minimum, the liabilityof themoving. parts to become; unduly heated so-as; to stick will be eliminated, while undue or excessive vibration Willbe taken care of by reason of the; .fiange-17 gasket 18 and gland lt). I The disconnecting or dismantling -;of the; parts for'the purposes of inspection 011M111- pairs can'as already gexplained be ireadily effected by the removal ofthe fastening de-, 10 vices 22and the. gland ltlg -In ,Fig.-, 6, insteadof-a rubber 'gasket,-; I employ a serieso f-coil springsi-83 located; between ,the flange 17 and a -washera34 with: whic-lrthe gland 19nengages H 1' It will now be apparenti ithat l have devised: a novel and useful construction of a quill and housing for moisture extractor for drying clothes,.which fembodies thefeatures. of advantage enumeratedas desirable in the? 1 statement of the inventionandsthe iabove description, and while I have, in thetpIBSr-Y entinstance, shown and described preferre l' embodiments thereof, which will beafound in: practice to give satisfactory and reliable: (re sults, it isto be understoodthat the .same'is susceptible A of nodification in various particulars without departing; ,from; y the} spirit 3 or scope ofgthe inventionQor; sacrificing-any, of its advantages; V l i r Having thus ;des cribed:my invention, what I claim as new I and, desire to secure by1Let--- ters-iPatent, is:; U v

1.5 In a moisture-;eXtractor, the combzin-a tion of.! a cas ng having a concave seat: there: 1 so in extending entirely across and closing the bottom of said casing, a quill having a convex lower portion adapted to rest upon said concave seat, a plurality of buttons having convex juxtaposed faces contained within said quill, the bottom button being supported above said concave seat, a spindle supported upon said buttons, and means for retaining said bearing in position within said box.

2. In a moisture extractor, the combination of a casing having a concave seat there in, a quill having a convex lower portion adapted to rest upon said concave seat, a plurality of buttons having convex juxtaposed faces contained within said quill, a spindle supported upon said buttons, means for retaining said quill in position within said casing, a base member having a supporting flange thereon, a flange carried by said casing, and fastening devices for holding said flanges in assembled position.

3. In a moisture extractor, the combination of a casing having a concave seat there in, a quill having a convex lower portion adapted to rest upon said concave seat, a plurality of buttons having convex, juxtaposed faces contained within said quill, a spindle supported upon said buttons, means for retaining said quill in position within said casing, comprising a flange extending laterally from said quill, a cushion composed of resilient material supported on said flange, and a gland in threaded engagement with the walls of said casing for holding said cushion in position.

4. In a moisture extractor, the combination of a base member having a supporting flange, a casing having a flange secured to the flange of said base member and provided with an internal concave seat, a vertical spindle bearing having a convex lower end supported Within said casing and provided with a laterally extending external flange, a cushioning device supported upon said laterally extending flange, a gland for holding said cushioning device in position, and a spindle contained within said bearing and having a button provided with a convex face at its lower portion which is adapted to rest upon the convex face of a second button stepped into the lower portion of said casing.

A moisture extractor, which comprises in combination :a casing having a concave imperforate base,-a hollow quill closely fittin r within said casing and supported upon saic base,-a spindle revoluble within said quill,-a gasket and a gland for retaining said quill within said casing,and means for retaining said spindle in position.

6. A moisture extractor, which comprises in combination :a hollow casing having a concave internal base,a quill supported within said casing and axially alined therewith by means of an outward circular flange which fits within the casing,a hollow gland encompassing the quill and threaded within the internally threaded upper walls of the casing,a gasket surrounding the quill within the casing and adapted to be compressed upon the flange of the quill by the g1 and,and a revoluble spindle fitted within the hollow gland.

7. The combination in a moisture extractor, of a hollow casing having a concave internal base,-a quill supported within said casing and axially alined therewith by means of an outward circular flange which fits within the casing,a hollow gland encompassing the quill and threaded within the internally threaded upper walls of the casing,a gasket surrounding the quill within the casing and adapted to be compressed upon the flange of the quill by the gland,a revoluble spindle fitted within the hollow gland and externally channeled to receive lubricant,and a means of lubricant supply.

8. The combination in a moisture extractor, of a hollow casing having a concave internal base,a quill supported within said casing and axially alined therewith by means of an outward circular flange which fits within the casing,a hollow gland encompassing the quill and threaded within the internally threaded upper walls of the casing,a gasket surrounding the quill within the casing and adapted to be compressed upon the flange of the quill by the gland,a revoluble spindle fitted within the hollow gland,and a basal bearing betweenthe lower end of the spindle and the inner end of the quill composed of convex bearing surfaces respectively connected with the spindle and the quill.

ISAAC F. WILLEY.

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